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pronounced [təɲɪ̀ɰ̃ mjo̰] or [θàɰ̃ljɪ̀ɰ̃ mjo̰]; Mon: သေၚ်, [seaŋ];
formerly Syriam) is a
major port city of Myanmar,
located across Bago
River from the city...
- The 1605
Syriam battles were a
series of
battles between Portuguese forces led by
Filipe de
Brito and
Paulo do Rego
Pinheiro and
Arakan forces led by prince...
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having conquered Syriam and the
Kingdom of Pegu,
sought to
reward the
Portuguese for
their ****istance by
granting them the port of
Syriam. In the 1600s,...
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inclines to a
violet tint, the
stone is
often called Syriam garnet, a name said to be
taken from
Syriam, an
ancient town of Pegu (now part of Myanmar). Large...
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became governor of
Syriam (now Thanlyin) in 1599,
commanding 3
frigates and 3000 men. He
encouraged more
Portuguese to
settle in
Syriam (see Bayingyi) and...
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Irrawaddy Delta and
Dagon (Yangon) by May. The
French defended port city of
Syriam (Thanlyin) held out for
another 14
months but
eventually fell in July 1756...
- River. The
choice then was
between Syriam (Thanlyin) and Ava as the capital. From the
economic point of view,
Syriam would have been a
better choice where...
- Na, and
Portuguese mercenaries established Portuguese rule at
Thanlyin (
Syriam). The
dynasty regrouped and
defeated the
Portuguese in 1613 and Siam in...
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explorer who
wrote the book
Peregrinatio in Aegyptum, Arabiam, Palaestinam, &
Syriam,
published in 1594. It was the
first modern account of the
ruins at Baalbek...
- some 200,000 people. At the end of 1924, he was
posted to
Syriam,
closer to Rangoon.
Syriam had the
refinery of the
Burmah Oil Company, "the surrounding...
